Sentences with phrase «number of state legislatures»

Back in January, Connecticut lawmakers, following the lead of an increasing number of state legislatures around the country, passed sweeping restrictions on phone solicitations.

In a May 10 follow - up letter, this author stated the following: «Medication aide / assistant legislation is being introduced in an increasing number of state legislatures, so [the confusion between medication assistants and Certified Medical Assistants] is becoming a pervasive problem throughout the United States.

There are apparently a number of state legislatures looking into it, too.

He has provided invited testimony to Congress, a number of state legislatures, and the United States Commission on Civil Rights.

In response to widespread demands for better public education and for more choice among public schools, a number of state legislatures in the early 1990s permitted educators and local communities to develop charter schools.

While a number of state legislatures have called on Congress to propose a constitutional amendment to undo Citizens United or address the related issue of corporate «personhood,» few have taken the route of asking Congress to call for a constitutional convention.

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Of that number, about a half - dozen taxpayers have an effect on revenue that's noticed in the legislature and the state Department of Revenue ServiceOf that number, about a half - dozen taxpayers have an effect on revenue that's noticed in the legislature and the state Department of Revenue Serviceof Revenue Services.

(Source) The United States trails behind much of the world — ranking 90th in the number of women in our national legislature.

Dr. Bergeron has also participated in a number of Congressional Briefings in Washington, DC and testimonies for several State Legislatures on physical activity, health and safety in youth sports, and sport concussion.

This «Hike to Harrisburg» includes meetings with many members of the state legislature, where PATS representatives aim to take part in discussions with political leaders to reach a number of goals:

The party that controls the state legislature tries to put the opposite party's voters into safe seats, and maximize the number of seats that go to its own party.

In the legislative session that recently ended, Governor Cuomo saw the state legislature reject a number of agenda items he'd been pushing.

Although the number of registered Democratic voters in NY State is more than double the number of Republicans registered, the state legislature, through gerrymandering, «fake Democrats» and backroom politics has remained under Republican conState is more than double the number of Republicans registered, the state legislature, through gerrymandering, «fake Democrats» and backroom politics has remained under Republican constate legislature, through gerrymandering, «fake Democrats» and backroom politics has remained under Republican control.

Cynthia will work with the state legislature to find solutions and pass new rent laws to protect tenants living in homes that might be smaller than 6 units but are owned by corporate landlords who own a large number of properties.

Part M1 (pp.121 - 123)- Requires the Empire State Development Corporation to notify state legislators of funding applications within their districts; submit to the legislature quarterly reports on its commitment and distribution of funds by area of the state, information on the number of jobs created and retained, and other informaState Development Corporation to notify state legislators of funding applications within their districts; submit to the legislature quarterly reports on its commitment and distribution of funds by area of the state, information on the number of jobs created and retained, and other informastate legislators of funding applications within their districts; submit to the legislature quarterly reports on its commitment and distribution of funds by area of the state, information on the number of jobs created and retained, and other informastate, information on the number of jobs created and retained, and other information.

Governor Cuomo, who's failed to achieve a number of progressive items over the last two years, including public campaign finance reform and a Women's Equality Act, told the Democratic Rural Conference that he'll try to get them passed in the state legislature in the next eight weeks, before the session ends in June.

According to a June 17th poll by the Siena Research Institute, a plurality of New Yorkers — 44 percent — wanted the state legislature to address corruption as a number one priority before the end of the session, including voters across every region, party and demographic group.

Those gains were relatively minor, if only because Republicans held a large number of seats in state legislatures going into the election.

In the legislative session that recently ended, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo saw the state legislature reject a number of agenda items he'd been pushing.

There are a number of bills introduced in the New York State legislature, including by Independent Democrats in the Senate, that could mitigate the impact of a Supreme Court decision in favor of Janus.

Those voters have been defecting to the Republican camp in alarming numbers during the Obama years, part of the reason we've seen huge Republican gains among governors and state legislatures, and both houses of Congress controlled by Republicans.

New York's push mirrored those in many other state legislatures: 29 states have introduced new sexual harassment bills in 2018, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures, which called the number of proposals «unprecedented.&rstate legislatures: 29 states have introduced new sexual harassment bills in 2018, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures, which called the number of proposals «unprecedelegislatures: 29 states have introduced new sexual harassment bills in 2018, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures, which called the number of proposals «unprecedented.&rState Legislatures, which called the number of proposals «unprecedeLegislatures, which called the number of proposals «unprecedented.»

Each state has a number of electoral votes equal to the combined total of its congressional delegation, and each state legislature is free to determine the method it will use to select its own electors.

In addition, supporters argue that the drawing of majority - minority districts has resulted in an increased number of minority representatives in state legislatures and Congress.

The Founding Fathers only said in the U.S. Constitution about presidential elections (only after debating among 30 ballots for choosing a method): «Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors...» The U.S. Supreme Court has repeatedly characterized the authority of the state legislatures over the manner of awarding their electoral votes as «plenary» and «exclusive.&rState shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors...» The U.S. Supreme Court has repeatedly characterized the authority of the state legislatures over the manner of awarding their electoral votes as «plenary» and «exclusive.&rstate legislatures over the manner of awarding their electoral votes as «plenary» and «exclusive.»

In each of his State of the State speeches Cuomo has used the capitol building as a metaphor for something that was once glorious and can be restored; he has said he wants to re-establish New York «the progressive capital of the nation»; he has touted the number of on - time budgets he and the legislature have delivered (this year he'll say four in a row and counting); he has demanded more teacher accountability but explained new changes he's seeking; and, he has stressed a need for ethics rules overhaul and campaign finance reform while mentioning unsavory headlines.

A group of state senators went on a fact - finding trip to Colorado and consulted with 75 experts to come up with a number of recommendations on how the state legislature should respond if the legalization ballot initiative passes in November.

The New York State legislature left the Capitol for the summer, however, without agreeing to a number of fracking related pieces of legislation.

For an amendment to be placed before the voters as a referendum, a state constitutional convention, a joint meeting of both houses of the legislature sitting as one body, in each of two successive two - year legislative sessions, must provide the required number of votes.

Speaking after an unrelated education press conference in Brooklyn, Ms. Fariña fiercely reiterated a number of the arguments Mayor Bill de Blasio made against the governor's plan when testifying to the state legislature in Albany last month.

Some top New York state lawmakers seem to be changing their minds over whether to call special elections for a growing number of vacancies in the legislature.

On April 3, the Georgia legislature passed SB 92, which contains all the recommendations of the Georgia Secretary of State for election law improvement except for the suggested reduction in the number of signtures for independent and minor party candidates.

(WBEN) Early voting could be coming to New York State under any number of plans that moved forward in the state legislature last State under any number of plans that moved forward in the state legislature last state legislature last week.

«We noticed and we know that we are a party in majority at the National Assembly and we are a party with majority in the number of governors, state Houses of Assembly, but we notice there is no cordial relationship among the governors, the executive and the legislature.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who's failed to achieve a number of progressive items over the last two years, including public campaign finance reform and a Women's Equality Act, told the Democratic Rural Conference that he'll try to get them passed in the state legislature in the next eight weeks, before the session ends in June.

In terms of representation of women in the state legislature, New York stands at number 20 nationwide, says Dina Refki, director of the Center for Women in Government and Civil Society at the University at Albany.

It didn't make his State of the State speech to the legislature, but in the longer, written version of his agenda, Cuomo says he wants to cut down the number of homes that use heating oil.

Shortly after accepting an «Outstanding Achievement in State Tax Reform» award from the Washington, D.C. - based Tax Foundation — which Mr. Cuomo's Secretary Larry Schwartz once called a «right - wing think tank» that manipulated data — the governor lavished praise on the current state legislature, which he credited with helping move New York State up in the Foundation's corporate tax rankings from number 25 to number four out of all 50 stState Tax Reform» award from the Washington, D.C. - based Tax Foundation — which Mr. Cuomo's Secretary Larry Schwartz once called a «right - wing think tank» that manipulated data — the governor lavished praise on the current state legislature, which he credited with helping move New York State up in the Foundation's corporate tax rankings from number 25 to number four out of all 50 ststate legislature, which he credited with helping move New York State up in the Foundation's corporate tax rankings from number 25 to number four out of all 50 stState up in the Foundation's corporate tax rankings from number 25 to number four out of all 50 states.

Frank's sensitivity analysis parceled out whether variables comparable to a state's liberal or conservative leanings, political affiliation or number of women in the legislature, could be tipping the scales they were attributing to environmental activism.

Three other states had semiautonomous boards of this kind, and a number of legislatures are considering moves in this direction.

The state calculates the number of teacher units required for each school by taking the school's average daily membership and dividing it by student - to - teacher ratios for different grade levels established by the legislature.

These lawsuits enjoyed considerable success in the 1990s, when a number of state courts ordered legislatures to dramatically increase school appropriations.

In 1992, the California legislature passed a law that allowed a small number of districts to bypass the whole application process, and in 2009, it extended that law to any district in the state.

A number of states, including Massachusetts and Michigan, were hurrying to make legislative changes before the first submission deadline in January, and others, including Maine, Maryland, Nevada, and Washington, were planning to apply in the second round to give their legislatures time to pass reform laws.

In fact, at one point during testimony before the referees, in the fall of 2004, lawyers for the city requested that the panel include a recommendation for the legislature to remove a statutory cap limiting the number of charter schools in the state, arguing that charter schools were one part of its strategy for overhauling the city's school system.

Between 2012 and 2014, the number of bills introduced in state legislatures that aimed to pause, review, or revoke the standards or aligned assessments increased eightfold.

Charter advocates in Massachusetts sought to increase the number of urban students who can enroll in charters, and the state had several well - qualified charter operators eager to open new schools, but both efforts failed in the legislature and in a referendum after a fierce campaign by teachers» unions.

In addition to supporting the movement, Klein has emerged as a strong voice in the effort to lift a cap on the number of charter schools in the state legislature.

A Look Ahead At The 2016 Session January 4, 2016 by Grant Callen and Brett Kittredge During the past four years, the state legislature adopted a number of student - centered education reforms designed to provide accountability, transparency, and most importantly, new education options for families.

As lawmakers draw closer to finalizing a state budget that has drawn the most attention for how it may boost teacher pay and cut Medicaid, another battle is taking place at the legislature, too — over lowering standards for North Carolina's growing number of charter schools.